Sunkist celebrates 130th anniversary

Sunkist Growers has announced that it is celebrating its California roots with Sunkist Citrus Day on 1 March, on the occassion of its 130th anniversary.

The fresh citrus cooperative began in 1893, making Sunkist the longest-standing agricultural co-op in the US.

As a marketing cooperative, Sunkist’s first advertisement was published in Des Moines, Iowa in March 1908 to

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